what is the most points scored in opening night by a laker

Elgin Baylor has scored the most points for the Minneapolis Lakers in a season opener, with 52 points versus the Pistons on October 18, 1959.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21				22	36	61.1				8	12	66.7	63.0				4
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	10/30/2007	LAL	vs	HOU	43	8	4	4	1	13	32	40.6	1	3	33.3	18	27	66.7	51.3	0	8	5	4	+3
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43	10/21/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	41	12	9	2	1	17	27	63.0	2	10	20.0	7	10	70.0	68.5	0	12	3	1	-8
4	Jerry West J. West	39	10/17/1969	LAL	@	PHI	44	2	6			13	20	65.0				13	15	86.7	73.3				4
5	James Worthy J. Worthy	37	11/1/1991	LAL	@	HOU	53	4	7	2	1	14	28	50.0	3	3	100.0	6	6	100.0	60.4	2	2	7	2
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	36	10/22/2024	LAL	vs	MIN	38	16	4	1	3	11	23	47.8	1	3	33.3	13	15	86.7	60.8	3	13	1	1	+1
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	10/31/2000	LAL	@	POR	44	11	5	1	4	14	20	70.0	0	0		8	16	50.0	66.6	3	8	1	1	+7
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	10/18/1968	LAL	@	PHI	45	15	1			13	26	50.0				10	14	71.4	56.0				3
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	10/15/1966	LAL	@	BAL		19				13	20	65.0				10	15	66.7	67.7
10	Jerry West J. West	36	10/15/1965	LAL	@	SFW	41	8	6			13	28	46.4				10	13	76.9	53.4				5
11	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	35	11/4/1994	LAL	@	DET	39	2	4	1	0	11	15	73.3	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	96.8	0	2	3	2
12	James Worthy J. Worthy	35	11/3/1990	LAL	@	SAS	41	7	1	2	2	15	26	57.7	1	5	20.0	4	6	66.7	61.1	1	6	3	4
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	10/17/1969	LAL	@	PHI	48	24	4			10	20	50.0				15	30	50.0	52.7				3
14	Jerry West J. West	35	10/17/1964	LAL	@	NYK						10						15	18	83.3
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	10/16/1962	LAL		DET		17				15	37	40.5				5	6	83.3	44.1				3
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	10/19/1961	LAL		PHI		21	4			13	30	43.3				9	13	69.2	49.0				2
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	10/19/1960	LAL	@	CIN		17	3			13	34	38.2				9	10	90.0	45.6				1
18	LeBron James L. James	34	10/19/2021	LAL	vs	GSW	37	11	5	1	1	13	23	56.5	5	11	45.5	3	6	50.0	66.3	1	10	4	5	-2
19	Lamar Odom L. Odom	34	10/31/2006	LAL	vs	PHX	44	13	6	3	0	12	24	50.0	3	4	75.0	7	7	100.0	62.8	3	10	5	3	+11
20	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	34	10/18/1974	LAL	vs	GSW	36	4	5	3	0	14	26	53.8				6	7	85.7	58.5	3	1		2
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	10/17/1964	LAL	@	NYK						11						12	17	70.6
22	George Mikan G. Mikan	34	11/1/1950	MIN	@	BAL						11						12	15	80.0					5
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	33	10/19/2021	LAL	vs	GSW	39	11	2	1	2	15	26	57.7	1	5	20.0	2	7	28.6	56.7	2	9	0	0	-2
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	10/27/2009	LAL	vs	LAC	38	8	3	4	1	11	26	42.3	0	1	0.0	11	12	91.7	52.7	4	4	2	2	+9
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	11/2/2005	LAL	@	DEN	44	5	4	1	2	13	28	46.4	0	1	0.0	7	7	100.0	53.1	0	5	6	4	+6